Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 77: Invincible

"I'm invincible."

The moment the equivalent exchange actually occurred, Wang Ji suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if he had obtained a hacked version of a grind-heavy game and suddenly lost his goal, making further effort meaningless.

It feels like the wrinkles in my brain have been smoothed out, and I'm even starting to feel too lazy to think right now.

My mind, which had been tense for years, involuntarily slowed down and began to relax.

I don't want to go through that trouble.

Since we've already played the hacked version, what else is there to say?

I can just drive it directly.

“The future is bright.”

Perhaps from this day forward, those who have dedicated themselves to the field of alchemy will cry out in despair, lamenting the bizarre nature of the alchemical path.

But in any case, something emerged that could price everything and create value out of thin air.

The original goal of alchemy, 'to transform base metals into precious metals,' became a reality at this moment.

With the appearance of the Philosopher's Stone, 'conservation' loses its meaning before the desktop is transformed.

[Conversion Table]

Having this item means that anything in the world can be infinitely replicated as long as Wang Ji obtains a sample—provided there is enough 'energy-matter covalent (EMC)'.

Energy and matter can be covalently obtained from anything, whether it be precious minerals and gems, or ordinary soil, rocks, or even various kinds of garbage.

The evaluation criteria are that the rarer and more precious a product is, and the greater its matter/energy density, the greater its value.

Just like gold and iron, the former is more valuable than the latter, and the two can be converted proportionally.

Expensive items can be converted into cheap ones, and if there are enough cheap items, they can also be converted into expensive ones. As long as the quantity is sufficient, the conversion can be done directly without any loss or barriers.

Wang Ji has many ways to create matter out of thin air.

This means that, given enough time, he has near-infinite resources and can theoretically produce any item out of thin air.

Wang Ji has only one assessment of this module: overpowered.

Its extremely high functionality and unthinking numerical values ​​were created with the intention of greatly reducing the game's difficulty, to the point that it was almost effortless.

When a modpack includes equivalent exchange without any major modifications, it usually means that it's a relatively relaxed, lazy-dog survival game with almost no challenge and is mainly for entertainment.

After all, these characteristics are practically a mini-creation mode, how can people not become complacent?

"No, no."

Noticing the subconscious shift in his thinking, Wang Ji suddenly became alert.

That was close; I almost really became a lazy dog.

Beware of the relaxation trap.

However, we still need to use what we need.

After obtaining the equivalent exchange, Wang Ji immediately opened the synthesis table and tried to create a conversion table.

Then he froze.

Wait, redstone…

The Transformation Table requires Philosopher's Stone to craft, and one of the raw materials for Philosopher's Stone is Redstone, which represents the concept of 'energy'.

Oh no, we're stuck with a shortage of materials!

Although redstone isn't particularly valuable, Wang Ji never found it in this world, which prevented him from doing many things.

Just like in the Mystic Age, because there was no redstone to power the staff, Wang Ji is still using the primitive elemental flow method to power the staff with nodes.

Wang Ji couldn't help but frown.

Is there any way to create redstone?

He began to recall all his modules, meticulously examining the methods that could be used to extract minerals.

But neither.

Does that mean I can't use this thing anymore?
Even though the composition is so simple and it's not anything rare, it's impossible to obtain it just because this isn't 'Minecraft', and the related technology is completely blocked.

Wait... world...

Wang Ji opened the magic network and sent a message to Oswald.

Almost the instant the message was read, Oswald appeared before him.

"what's up?"

Wang Ji thought for a moment and said, "I want to ask you if you can create a substance that does not exist naturally in the world, but whose properties and composition I know."

Oswald nodded and said, "We can give it a try."

Wang Ji then immediately began to describe the various properties and functions of the red stone, including its mystical elements.

After listening to the description, Oswald pondered for a moment and began his own experiment. Although he didn't know why Wang Ji insisted on creating such an inefficient energy aggregate, since the idea had been proposed, he might as well give it a try.

As Oswald began his actions, the runes on the four towers of wonders started to glow, seemingly performing some kind of auxiliary calculation.

Not long after.

A cloud of red dust, imbued with energy and mechanical properties, appeared and was handed to Wang Ji.

"Exactly the same."

Artificial Pseudo-Red Stone

However, it cannot be used as redstone, nor can it be used to craft a philosopher's stone on a crafting table.

Wang Ji stared at the artificial redstone for a second, and on a sudden impulse, put it into the crafting menu.

On the right side of the crafting menu, a pinch of pure redstone dust appeared.

It's the Mineral Dictionary! The Mineral Dictionary is starting to make its mark!

If it looks like redstone, functions like redstone, and has the same structure and properties as redstone, then it is redstone!
When the real redstone appeared, Wang Ji was immediately excited.

Oswald asked, "So, is your request satisfied?"

"I'm so satisfied, this is exactly what I wanted."

"That's good."

Oswald nodded: "Your request is very clear and not difficult to fulfill. In fact, even without me, the matrix of the Four Towers of Miracles can automatically calculate and construct this substance, and it will not be any different from what I did."

There was another hidden meaning to this statement: that he shouldn't be bothered with such trivial matters in the future.

Wang Ji smiled and said, "Alright, I'll call you again if the matrix can't solve something in the future."

"Ah."

Oswald nodded, then vanished in a flash.

Wang Ji then conjured a Philosopher's Stone on the spot and used it to create a Transformation Table.

Now, everything in the world is in your hands.

From then on, anything that was obtained could be infinitely replicated, and matter and energy approached freedom at this moment.

"Oh right, there's one more."

After finishing the conversion table, Wang Ji looked at another new thing.

Cognition points acquired due to some kind of apocalyptic element.

This…

Wang Ji shifted his attention to this point of understanding, and thus rows of tangible modules appeared.

Parasites, arthropod phobia (insect plague), fungal infection, flesh and blood, flood, pathogens, mutation, zombie infection...

He was considering dropping this knowledge point.

"Why are they all just making things worse?"

To be fair, given the current development and efficiency of the ideal community, coupled with the world-class control and strength of Wang Ji and Oswald, even if these things were to materialize, it wouldn't be an unsolvable problem. There would always be ways to deal with them, at least not to the point of world destruction.

Unless it is the final form from the moment it appears.

Otherwise, Wang Ji would not give them even the slightest bit of time to develop.

Under strict global network surveillance, no abnormal signs will be ignored, and they will be dealt with immediately as soon as they appear.

Therefore, if the appropriate methods are used, even if they cannot be completely eliminated, they can be effectively controlled and contained, confined to a small place.

It's possible that these materials could even be used as research material to advance certain areas of research.

However, it's still not a good thing.

Wang Ji shook his head and looked away.

Forget it, I'd rather not watch it; watching it will only add to my troubles.

At this moment, he had made up his mind that it was best to never touch this knowledge point again and just leave it there to cool things down.

The light and shadow in his pupils dissipated, and his gaze returned to reality.

Cognition settles down and quietly exists there.

However, it may not necessarily have no impact at all.

Without Wang Ji noticing, one of the materializable modules in the list disappeared silently.

Cognition has changed.

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(End of this chapter)